Reduce the risk of electrical fires in home and office environment
DUVAL MESSIEN, a world leader in lightning protection and specialist in earthing systems brings the best solution to combat electrical fires this summer. Increase in soil resistivity due to drying up of existing earth pits during the dry and hot summer specifically in the Middle East is of great concern. In UAE the salt based solutions continue to be the most preferred choice for its lower cost. But this requires regular maintenance and the existing system often do not meet the international standards as required by the expensive electrical appliances in our offices and homes. Duval Messien’s TEREC + is the ideal high-tech earthing system delivering a maintenance-free solution for up to 10 years.
Earthing is a serious concern for both residents and authorities. It is also important to periodically monitor & maintain the earth pits to keep it effectively functional. The elaborate code for earthing requirements and its regular maintenance is yet to be developed in UAE. It is generally up to the contractor to choose a commercially favorable solution, while being unaware of technical inappropriateness. The most common earthing used in the UAE is a mixture of salt & charcoal. Such solution fulfills the short-term contractual obligation though ignoring hazard to life, livestock & asset.
TEREC+ achieves resistance acceptable to any international body, maintains the ionic level of the soil over long-term and ensures the moisture content along with the ability to constantly diffuse excessive electric flow in the neighboring soil. With this artificial treatment (as recommended by IEEE 80-2000 Clause 14.6.d) resistance can be reduced by 65-95%.
Mr. Sonjib Banerjee, Technical Director, Duval Messien mentions, “Good earthing not only protects your property from electrical faults which may permanently damage it but also saves lives from electric shocks. Terec + is a trusted brand of earthing mix that comes highly recommended by laboratories across the globe, for its efficacy in various terrains similar to ours in the region. Most importantly it is also a cost effective long-term solution. ”
Duval Messien (DM) recommends TEREC + which uses the technique of decreasing the soil resistivity by effective artificial treatment. TEREC+ is a miracle compound composed of a silicate base with hygroscopic properties enabling the compound to absorb atmospheric & surrounding moisture and thereby retaining the moisture even in extreme dry and hot condition in the soil in form of jelly.
